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Thomas Ponder (1765 - 1837)

Thomas Ponder aka Pander
Born in Delaware River, Pennmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 72 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

The American Revolution in North Carolina The Privates, Horsemen, Fifers, Drummers, etc. - Last Names Beginning with "P" https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_patriot_military_privates_p.html

Pander, Thomas Caswell County Regiment 1781 1783 1781, a Private under Capt. Olin Terry, then under Capt. Frederick Hargis, both under Col. William Moore. Summer of 1782, a Private under Capt. Elijah Moore (4th NC Regiment) for 18 months. Furloughed near Charleston, SC. Born on 3/22/1765 in PA. aka Thomas Ponder. W21906. Guilford Court House.

Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Pension application of Thomas Pander (Ponder) W21906 Nancy Pander f81NC Transcribed by Will Graves 8/1/09: rev'd 10/25/17 http://revwarapps.org/w21906.pdf

Declaration in order to be placed on the pension list under the Act of 18 March 1818 South Carolina Greenville District

On this fourteenth day of October 1830, personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace for the District of Greenville in said State, Thomas Ponder Resident in said District aged about sixty-five who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 March 1818 and 1st of May 1820, that he the said Thomas Ponder enlisted for the term of eighteen months sometime in the latter part of the summer of the year 1782 to the best of his recollection that he cannot state precisely the month or day as his memory from old age has become so bad that he cannot state the precise time....

To the questions2 propounded by the Court the applicant answers as follows –1st he was born in the State of Pennsylvania on Delaware River in the year 1765, March 22nd –2nd he has no record of his age at this time -- 3rd -- he lived in Caswell County North Carolina when he volunteered and also when he enlisted -- 4th he first volunteered for a tour of 3 months and shortly after the expiration of that time volunteered a 2nd time and then enlisted for eighteen months....


In the 1790 census Thomas was in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina.[1]

In the 1800 census Thos was in Greenville Twp, Greenville, South Carolina.[2]

In the 1820 census Thomas was in Greenville, South Carolina.[3]

Thomas served in the military during the United States Revolutionary War, died on 13 Feb 1837 in South Carolina, and received a penson for said service.[4]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1790"
    citing Page: 97,98; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M637; Line: 16472; Digital film/folder number: 005157144; FHL microfilm: 0568151; Image number: 75
    FamilySearch Record: XHKN-QWM (accessed 12 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBZ-4NH
    Thomas Ponder in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
  2. "United States Census, 1800"
    citing Page: 257; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M32; Digital film/folder number: 004955931; FHL microfilm: 181422; Image number: 499
    FamilySearch Record: XHRC-7F7 (accessed 12 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R8K-DP5
    Thos Ponder in Greenville Twp, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
  3. "United States Census, 1820"
    citing Page: 80; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005156901; FHL microfilm: 0162023; Image number: 91
    FamilySearch Record: XHGD-BXL (accessed 12 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYT-9DZY
    Thomas Ponder in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
  4. "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872"
    citing Page: 374; Affiliate Publication Title: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 through 1858, from the Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury.; Affiliate Publication Number: T718; Digital film/folder number: 007196951; FHL microfilm: 001319388; Image number: 370
    FamilySearch Record: Q24Q-LYQ6 (accessed 12 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9WB-3R37
    Name: Thomas Pander; Death Date: 13 Feb 1837; Military Service Date: 04 Mar 1831; Military Service Place: South Carolina, United States; System Of Record: SLS.


Entered by David Parker, Oct 27, 2011.





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